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Foot support

a foot support and foot technology, applied in the field of foot support, can solve the problems of increasing the strain placed on the ligaments, muscles, tendons and bones of the whole body, and causing pain in the foot, legs, knees, back, or neck, and causing pain in the knee, hip, or back, etc., to achieve the effect of reducing the risk of injury

Active Publication Date: 2012-08-23
RYLO INC
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When the foot is too flexible it cannot properly support the body and an individual may develop pain in her foot, legs, knees, hip, back, or neck.
When a human foot is allowed to over-pronate in this way, more strain is placed on the ligaments, muscles, tendons, and bones of the entire body because the foot is not stable.
Problems such as plantar fasciitis, bunions, shin splints, neuromas, tendonitis, and knee, hip, or back pain can occur.
None of these products rebalance a foot having a forefoot varus deformity.
As a result, individuals who use the orthotics and insoles known in the art to support the medial longitudinal arch in their feet, often complain that such products are uncomfortable and cause soreness in their arches.
Neither of these prior devices fully supports or rebalances a flat foot.

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[0024]With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the foot support for a human foot 10 is shown. Foot support 10 is generally oblong shaped having a medial edge 12, a lateral edge 14, and a pair of rounded ends 16a and 16b. In the preferred embodiment, the foot support comprises insole 18, wedge 20, and cover 22. Insole 18 and cover 22 comprise forefoot portion 24, midfoot portion 26, and heel portion 28. Insole 18 is made of a rigid material capable of retaining its shape under compressive forces. Cover 22 is seamless and made of a compressible foam material. Cover 22 extends past insole 18 to provide a smooth transition from the forefoot, which is supported by forefoot portion 24 of foot support 10, to the toes, which are unsupported by foot support 10, during toe off. Midfoot portion 26 extends between forefoot portion 24 and heel portion 28 and varies in width between 30 mm and 120 mm.

[0025]With reference to FIGS. 1 and 3, a longitudinal arch 30 begins at the distal end of heel portion 28,...

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Abstract

A foot support for use with a human foot having a forefoot portion that supports the foot beneath the metatarsal heads and an arched midfoot portion that supports the foot beneath the metatarsal, cuneiforms, navicular, and cuboid bones and has a slope between a maximum height on the medial side of the foot support and a minimum height on the lateral side of the foot support. The foot support also includes a wedge fixed beneath the forefoot portion such that the maximum wedge height is positioned beneath the first metatarsal head and the minimum wedge height extends beneath the fourth metatarsal head. The foot support may optionally include a heel portion that supports the calcaneus and talus bones in a neutral, varus, or valgus positions.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to a foot support for a human foot.[0005]2. Description of Related Art[0006]The foot comprises various ligaments, muscles, tendons, and bones that flexibly respond to shifting weight as a person walks in a normal heel to toe gait. A foot may generally be described as having a toe portion, a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, and a heel portion. The toe portion is made up of the phalanx bones and associated ligaments, muscles, and tendons for the great or first toe (otherwise known as the hallux), second toe, third toe, fourth toe, and fifth toe. The forefoot portion is made up of the distal portion of the first through fifth metatarsal bones, also called the metatarsal heads, and the associated ligaments, muscles, and tendons. The midfoot portion ...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B7/22A43B21/24A43B7/16A43B13/38
CPCA43B3/108A43B7/141A43B7/142A43B7/1425A43B7/144A61F5/14A43B7/24A43B13/38A43B17/023A43B17/14A43B7/16
Inventor RILEY, LORRI A.
Owner RYLO INC
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